it's time for steroids

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18299098

The debate of whether or not performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in professional sports continues. I believe everyone has heard countless of reasons why they should not be allowed: They are dangerous, they give players an unfair advantage in the field, they are unethical, etc. Others argue that allowing them to be used legally removes many of the problems.

I believe that performance enhancing drugs should be allowed in professional sports because they add a new level of competitiveness to the whole thing. That would, first of all, get rid of the unfair advantage that those who are using them now have over those who follow the rules. This drug use could be monitored if it is legitimate, so it would be considerably less dangerous. The worst imagined consequence of legal steroid use is the notion that youngsters will begin experimenting with such drugs. However, it is up to those children’s parents to step up and educate them the way they see fit. If they disagree with the use of performance enhancing drugs, they should educate their children about it so that they can make up their own mind about the issue. Parents, today, spend too much time blaming their lack of parenting skills on things like the media. It is time for parents to play a bigger role in their children’s lives so that entertainment, competition, etc. can stop suffering because of them.

Talks About Benching Favre Into Retirement

http://www.vikingspost.com/2010/12/favre-exits-vikings-scoring-points-like-mad.html/

It is no secret that Brett Favre has not been completely healthy the whole season. At times, it seemed as if the only reason that he was kept as starter is to complete 300 consecutive starts for the records. It was surprising, then, to hear about him getting benched for the majority of a game, and his return next week said to be questionable, because of a hard hit by Moats. What is not surprising, though, is the trend that because Tarvaris Jackson put up 28 points against the Buffalo Bills, he should start instead of Favre.

It’s important to realize that the Vikings have not been playing well, as a team, this whole season. Brett Favre is the person who is least to blame for the team’s shortcomings. Although he is not as athletic as he used to be, and although he has been injured this whole season, Favre is still a dangerous quarterback. The problem, though, is that the Vikings’ offensive line as well as his receivers have not been complementing his hard work. I don’t think anyone is surprised that the Vikings beat the Bills. So, instead of beginning questions of whether or not Jackson is better than Favre, people should concentrate on the fact that the Vikings played the Bills who are more comparable to the Vikings than any of their past opponents. Victories are all subjective to the opponents that they are won against. Two B teams playing each other does not offer enough context to subject Favre to the bench for the rest of his final season.